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Cuing the Mind

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:38:43 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: If you want to read about all the cues that set us off, and motivate us, read the rest of this interesting article.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

In a recent experiment, psychologists at Yale altered people’s judgments of a stranger by handing them a cup of coffee.

The study participants, college students, had no idea that their social instincts were being deliberately manipulated. On the way to the laboratory, they had bumped into a laboratory assistant, who was holding textbooks, a clipboard, papers and a cup of hot or iced coffee — and asked for a hand with the cup.

That was all it took: The students who held a cup of iced coffee rated a hypothetical person they later read about as being much colder, less social and more selfish than did their fellow students, who had momentarily held a cup of hot java.

Tags: psychology, mind, cues, brain

Collectible PCs: Pictures and Prices

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:59:31 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: This brings back some memories.
Start digging in you junk closets folks, you may have one of these puppies lying around.

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Altair 8800 (MITS, 1975)

current market value: $2000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Alto (Xerox, 1973)

current market value: at least $5000 to $10,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Apple 1 (Apple Computer, 1976)

current market value: $15,000 to $25,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Apple II (Apple Computer, 1977)

$1298; current market value: $15 to $250

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Commodore 64 (Commodore, 1982)

current market value: $10 to $300

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Cray-1 (Cray Research, 1976

current market value: tens of thousands of dollars

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

IBM PC (IBM, 1981)

current market value: $50 to $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

IMSAI 8080 (IMSAI, 1975)

current market value: $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Kenbak-1 (Kenbak Corporation, 1971)

current market value: $12,000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

KIM-1 (MOS Technology, 1975)

current market value: $100 to $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Lisa (Apple Computer, 1983)

current market value: $10,000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Mark-8 (Jonathan Titus, 1974)

current market value: $5000 to $12,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Micral-N (R2E, 1973)

at least $5000 to $10,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation, 1965

$1500 to $20,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

PET 2001 (Commodore, 1977)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Scelbi-8H (Scelbi Computer Consulting, 1973)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

TRS-80 Model 1 (Tandy, 1977)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

TRS-80 Model 100 (Tandy, 1983)

Tags: pc, computers, antiques, apple, ibm

22 Things You Didn't Know You Could Get for Free

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:09:54 GMT

clipped by: haraya

Clip Source: www.rewardprograms.org

Conventional wisdom holds that you only get what you pay for, but the real free geek knows that with the right knowledge (and maybe a charming smile) pretty much anything, even the good stuff, can be had for less or in the best case scenarios nothing at all. Despite this, there are a number of things out there that don't seem to scream "free" majority of the time (MIT being one). Here's a list of a few free things that might surprise you.

Classes at MIT

Language Lessons

Business Education

Computer Classes

Museum Admission

Concerts, Movies and Shows

Pets

Gym Membership

Photo Prints

411 Service

Phone Calls

Email Reminders

Ice Cream

Used Books

Household Items

Makeup

Face Cream

Good Samples

Comic Books

CPR Courses

Legal Music

Coffee

While not everything you want can always be free, there are a lot of free things out there for the taking if you know when to go and where. So take advantage of this list, and start getting all the free stuff you deserve (you've worked hard for it).

Tags: free, life, entertainment, education, food, interesting, list

Thunderstorm Lights Reveled

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:02:23 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: I always wondered about this.
Amazing.

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

Sprites, brief flashes of light that occur during intense thunderstorms, appear to the human eye as long streamers of light, as seen above. But new digital images show these strands are only an illusion—sprites are actually made up of small, fast-moving balls of light.

In their fleeting lifespan, sprites burn five times brighter than Venus and can reach 37 miles (60 kilometers) in height.

Photograph courtesy H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tags: thunderstorm, light, lightening

Pop That Bubblewrap !

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:37:02 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: For those of you with obsessive compulsive disorder who just can't let go of the bubble wrap at the end of the day.
This one is for you

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Bandai Asovision has taken possibly the most enjoyable side benefit of having a gadget obsessed life and made it 100% legitimate with the PuchiPuchi, a gadget that emulates the joy of popping bubble wrap. The PuchiPuchi simply features eight buttons that each make a popping sound when you press them: for extra enjoyment, the creators have sought to include bonus popping sounds like "door chime" and "sexy voice" every 100 pops, and there's also a one-in-a-thousand chance that your PuchiPuchi will be a super special "puchi lucky" toy with a heart shaped bubble. Frankly, the concept is so absurd -- and, well, Japanese -- that it might just work. Still, we've got to admit to hoping that each PuchiPuchi includes a healthy portion of real bubble wrap on the side.

Tags: Asovision, Bandai, Bubble wrap, BubbleWrap, Pop, PuchiPuchi

Tags: bubblewrap, gadget

Plagiarism In Academia

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:50:33 GMT

clipped by: kidora

Clip Source: www.nature.com

A shockwave could be about to hit the normally tranquil waters of social science. A German economist, specializing in environmental science and technology, has allegedly committed serial plagiarism and invented academic affiliations going back decades. The case should act as a warning sign to editors about how widespread plagiarism and deception may be, experts say.

Plagiarism may be much more common than we previously thought.

Tags: science, plagiarism, honor

Virtual Business

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:42:59 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: Interesting article.
Despite the drawbacks I believe that it can be assumed that the future of the web, and business conducted on the web, will be done more virtually than it is done at the present time. Because of this business will have to adapt and learn how to run within a virtual environment like Second Life.
Despite the present drawbacks I believe that this is all very exciting for the future of business and the web.

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Virtual worlds such as Second Life can be useful to businesses if they evaluate the risks involved, according to a research note from Gartner.

Gartner analyst Steve Prentice, who recently published an in-depth study on virtual worlds, said virtual worlds can pose problems to security and corporate image, but shouldn't be automatically written off as time-wasting games.

Large companies are beginning to take virtual worlds seriously, with enterprises such as Intel, IBM and Sun setting up virtual offices in Second Life, and using it to hold press conferences and even internal meetings.

Dell uses Second Life to allow customers to build custom PCs and then order the real thing, while US retailer Best Buy uses its Second Life facility to give customers access to troubleshooting experts, and Cisco hosts virtual user-group meetings at its Second Life HQ.

Tags: second life, dell, best buy, business

Google Browser Coming Your Way Soon?

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:05:01 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: I think the most interesting think to note out of this whole article is the fact that Google has regestered the domain name gbrowser.com. While they may just be covering all of their bases I think that this bodes well for a future release of their own browser. I am sure that some of you will see this as another indication that Google is taking over the world, and while that may be true, I am not quite convinced that Google is as evil as some are making them out to be. Or maybe they are taking over Mwahahahah

Clip Source: news.com.com

First up is the noted fact that Google had registered a "Gbrowser.com" domain name, which would lead one to believe that some sort of interest exists in such a browser. On the other hand, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said in the past that the company would build a browser only if there were a real user benefit.

Google recently began offering a version of its Google Earth application that runs in browsers as opposed to the downloaded application, reducing complete dependence upon the Google Earth application.

Add to Google Earth the Google word processor, spreadsheet, slide presentation program, and the many other browser apps in development, and it really starts to seem like a good possibility that Google would build their own browser. Along with support for applications, they could also increase security for those apps and monetize it all on several levels.

Tags: google, browser, internet, web 2.0

Early Apple Ad With Kevin Costner

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:27:31 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: Wow this is so funny.
Kevin Costner looks so serious. Could this be one of the great acting roles of his career? Anyway, props to Kevin for this early ad.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

[Video]

Tags: apple, kevin costner, computers

Purpose of Appendix Found

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:36:40 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: So that's what it's for...

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut.

That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week.

For generations the appendix has been dismissed as superfluous. Doctors figured it had no function. Surgeons removed them routinely. People live fine without them.

The appendix "acts as a good safe house for bacteria," said Duke surgery professor Bill Parker, a study co-author. Its location _ just below the normal one-way flow of food and germs in the large intestine in a sort of gut cul-de-sac -- helps support the theory, he said.

Tags: appendix, science, research, medical

Google Getting Closer To A Virtual World

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:55:05 GMT

clipped by: kidora

Clip Source: news.zdnet.com

Virtual-worlds platform developer Multiverse Network is set to announce a partnership Tuesday that will allow anyone to create a new online interactive 3D environment with just about any model from Google's online repository of 3D models, its 3D Warehouse, as well as terrain from Google Earth.

The idea is simple: Multiverse's technology--which gives game developers tools to design custom virtual worlds--will let those designers pick and choose from most of the millions of 3D models created using Google's 3D software tool SketchUp, and to import pieces of terrain, as defined by entering specific longitude and latitude data, from Google Earth.

Of course, Multiverse's project is not the only one that has sprung up to make use of this data. Google is rumored to be working on a prototype virtual world, a beta test of which may or may not be under way at Arizona State University.

Tags: google, google earth, virtual, world

Pictures Of the Ugliest Tech Products In History

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:35:50 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: Check out these very unattractive items from yesterday, and one from today.

Enjoy!

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Acoustic Coupler Modems

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Osborne 1

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Microsoft Windows 1.0

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Tiger Electronics Furby

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

iMac Flower Power and Dalmatian

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Neuros II Digital Audio Computer

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Commodore 1541 Floppy Disk Drive

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Microsoft Zune Player

Tags: computer technology pictures ugly

Bleep Ya, Bleep, Bleep

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:36:29 GMT

clipped by: kidora
clipper's remarks: Yeah I always knew this was true.

My job sucks sometimes, so I end up doing this a lot. .

Usually loudly down the hall ... Unconventional jobs are great

Clip Source: slashdot.org

"This is the kind of news that your HR folks don't want to hear, but researchers today said letting workers swear at will in the workplace can benefit employees and employers. The study found regular use of profanity to express and reinforce solidarity among staff, enabling them to express their feelings, such as frustration, and develop social relationships, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UES). Researchers said their aim was to challenge leadership styles and suggest ideas for best practice. "Employees use swearing on a continuous basis, but not necessarily in a negative, abusive manner. Swearing was as a social phenomenon to reflect solidarity and enhance group cohesiveness, or as a psychological phenomenon to release stress, " the study stated."

Tags: work, communication, humor

See-Thru Laptops

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:52:35 GMT

clipped by: kidora

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

Rainbow Cloud

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:15:09 GMT

clipped by: kidora

Clip Source: www.popgive.com

The mix of the seven colours are just so beautiful! Never seen such a pretty mix of rainbow and cloud! The local news referred to it as a "sundog".An ice halo saying "They form when sunlight passes through thin, cirrus clouds composed of ice crystals."